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TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories) undefined
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War undefined
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations undefined
12 months ago
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director undefined
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia? undefined
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks ***Now Enrolling: Starting January 15th, 2025
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist undefined
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Weekend Roundup The Early Years of Jesus
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market undefined
a year ago
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee undefined
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Weekend Roundup Battle of the Historians
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control. Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists undefined
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background? undefined
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy) undefined
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What is the Soul? Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925) J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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The Death of Caspar Hauser The Death of Caspar Hauser j.hoare Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”? And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Twitter's White Terror era The Vibe Shift comes to Britain
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7 Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981 In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works undefined
a year ago
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met undefined
8 months ago
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism undefined
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About? undefined
11 months ago
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans undefined
2 weeks ago
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave undefined
6 months ago
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987) “I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
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“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius! A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art undefined
a year ago
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World undefined
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid undefined
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols undefined
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon undefined
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Continue Reading
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu? undefined
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe undefined
a year ago
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
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Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized? Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations undefined
a year ago
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive? undefined
a year ago
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic? undefined
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too” undefined
8 months ago
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers? undefined
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963) A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets. Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed? How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024! Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial undefined
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 undefined
a year ago
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know undefined
a year ago
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Aristotle's Poetics The Science of Art
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC undefined
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature? undefined
a year ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review ‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review JamesHoare Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space? undefined
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III undefined
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History undefined
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes undefined
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
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For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza? undefined
5 months ago
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version. Wunderland...
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law Reforming England’s Divorce Law JamesHoare Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries? undefined
2 months ago
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed undefined
a year ago
Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &... In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review ‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review JamesHoare Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work? undefined
7 months ago
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science undefined
a year ago
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms? undefined
3 months ago
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History undefined
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico undefined
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero undefined
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars undefined
9 months ago
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization? undefined
a year ago
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective? undefined
7 months ago
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples undefined
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Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776  – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For? undefined
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms undefined
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past undefined
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj undefined
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else? undefined
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy JamesHoare Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore? undefined
7 months ago
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage "Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
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"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Dr Alun Withey
To Tip or Not To Tip: A Victorian Traveller’s Perspective Like it or not, tipping is a big part of hospitality and the service industry. Debates about how...
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Like it or not, tipping is a big part of hospitality and the service industry. Debates about how much/whether to tip rumble on, but they are not new. Even in the 18th and 19th centuries, travellers were complaining about the amount of unwanted or unexpected extras they had to pay...
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like? undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive “We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906 A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II undefined
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins undefined
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects? undefined
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Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK... I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh undefined
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung? undefined
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste? undefined
11 months ago
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Cotton & How It Changed the World undefined
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967 It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers undefined
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death undefined
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War? The Tragedy of the Trenches
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism undefined
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TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M. undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ... Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert ‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert   Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952) Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space! Clyne,...
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII undefined
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights undefined
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States undefined
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece? undefined
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History) undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints undefined
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Who Was Oswald Mosley? undefined
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius? undefined
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827) “Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin     John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley undefined
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction undefined
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland? Laconic wit through the centuries
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’? undefined
a year ago
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts undefined
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud? undefined
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity? undefined
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic undefined
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children? undefined
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire? undefined
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right? undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip. Continue Reading
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction undefined
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas undefined
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society? undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII j.hoare Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas. Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them. But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick JamesHoare Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I undefined
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies undefined
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig undefined
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution undefined
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli! Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution? undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ... ...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
over a year ago
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General? And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens “Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954     On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967) A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
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A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art undefined
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